Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-28
THE TWIN CITIES.
TEE ANNUAL MEETING OF fHR PORTS
k0UTH Baptist ASSOCIATION.
The Attendanoe-The Atlantic and Dan.
VILE Railroad and It's prOspscts-
Personal Eotes.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispa.oh.l

NoRFoLB, VA, Sept. 81, 1887.
The ninety-sixth annual session of
the Portsmouth Baptist Association
commenced in Berkeley this morning
at ii o'clock. The association organ
lied by the election of the following
officers
Moderator, Rev. A. Z. Owen, d. D..
Vice Moderator, r. G.. Staples; Clerk,
Rev. George j. Holiday Assistant
Clerk, Hugh Smith Historian, Rev.
w. Il. Cridlin. Visiting ministers were
invited to seats.
The usual committees were APP
pointed, after which Rev. Mr.. Brown
delivered the annual sermon, which
was an exceedingly able one, and was
ordered TO be published in the Re-
hgiOUs UcT0id
The list of churches was called, and
the delegates responded or the absen-
tees were accounted for by the neigh
boring ministers.
Hon. II. X. Ellyson, Esq, secretary
Of the State Mission Board; Rev. DIR.
a. i. Dickinson, of the Rcli0iOts
Ucraid, and Rev. Mr.. Pitt, of Vcna-
bie.Street church, Richmond, were in
troduced and made brief remarks.
The association then took a recess
until $3.50 o'clock.
The afternoon session was called to
order by the Moderator and opened
with religious exercises. Encouraging
reports from the upper district were
read by the secretary and adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Woodward, Of Sapponi
church, reported the progress Of the
church under his charge, which showed
very gratifying results. The report
was adopted.
The report from the middle district
WAS passed by.
Rev. Mr.. Deems read a report show
ing very favorable progress of the
churches within his jurisdiction, which
was adopted.
Rev. A. i. Dickinson and Rev. Mr..
Hines addressed the association in
urgent appeals for help for unfinished
houses of worship. A collection was
taken NJ in thst interest.
The reports of standing committees
were called and the Committee on Order
of Business retired TO consult, and
during their absence Rev. DR.. j. Il.
Burrows prayed. The committee re-
turned and reported the hour to-mor-
row for considering State missions and
the report on education.
Rev. q. r. AGREE, of Petersburg, re-
presenting the Home Mission Board,
congratulated the association on its cx-
cellent showing and the pleasure he
experienced in being present.
Rev. George IT,. Jackson submitted
tie report On tho ministers relief fund,
which vas adopted.
The assuciat.on then adjourned.
The evening session was devoted 70
religious exercises.
There is a large representation OF
delegates from the churches Of the as
ISOLATION present, and the following
ministers reported to-day S. p. Hines.
Joseph 7. Deans, J. 4. Speight, II. c.
Smith, 4. \. Whtmarsh, ". \. Pear
son, A. +. Dickinson, Il. ". Cridlin,
n. NJ. Mundcn, r. II. Pitt, II. y
Cuisenberry, NJ. 5. Read, $. Saunders,
W. l.. Richards, J. l.. Burrows, V.
IAnsop, a. +. Dunaway, James ID.
Brown, !. j.. Owen, q. j. HOLIDAY, l.
p. Warren, a. woodward, and Rev
Dr. ". Il. Wharton, of Baltimore.
The association VIII be in session
three DAYS.
General Thomas Ewing, acting presi-
dent, and other officers from New York,
who have been here inspecting the pro
,,loss Of the Atlantic and Danville ROAD
returned North last night.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany have erected a wharf at Roanoke
Island ard viii run steamer to that
section.
Two British steamships to load cot
ton Tor Europe arrived III port yester-
day.
Captain Z. McCarrick, the veteran
steamhoat-man, who has been severely
i'll, is improving, and has resumed COM
mand Of his steamer-the NOrthamp-
ten.
The strcCt-cars commenced running
through to Atlantic City to-day.
Il is believed ut the Cotton Exchange
here that the receipts Of cotton at ali
the ports this season viii be the largest
ever known.
General Ewing hopes to have the st
lantic and Umyille road III operation
from Portsmouth to Hicksford-siXty-
five miles-by the close OF the winter
All the money is now in hand neces
sarv for the construction OF the line to
that point.
Thomas V. Kevill, n well-known Nor
folk printer, died at his home, on Free
mason street, last night. He had just
returned from Memphis.
The company OF marines that went
from here to the Philadelphia centen-
NAL cele bration complain bitterly Of the
treatment they received there-no pro-
vision whatever.
Colonel thomas y. Field, command
ing the marine barracks AT the yard, re-
TUNED to-day from atwo months leave
OF absence.
George W. Cloud (colored) has been
nominated by the Republicans for the
House Of Delegates from southampton.
This insures the election of Democrat.
No United States Court will be held
here until the November term.
The United States steamer Fortune
lett for Washington to-day with stores
for the navy-yard there.
Eighteen students for the University
of Virginia 90 from Norfolk this year
md nine from Portsmouth.
The United States steamer Dolphin
arrived at the navy yard this afternoon
from Washington for coal and supplies
of provisions and will leave for New
York as soon MS supplied.
There were 80 births in Portsmouth
last year and 26S deaths. u
EXCITEMENT PETERSBURG.